Diels-Alder Cycloaddition as a T-Goal

Once a particular 6-membered ring is selected as a site for applying the Diels-Alder transform, six possible [4 + 2] disconnections can be examined, i.e. there are six possible locations of the Jt-bond of the basic Diels-Alder retron. With ring numbering as shown in 36, and 

The information obtained by this preliminary analysis can be used not only to set priorities for the various possible Diels-Alder disconnections, but also to pinpoint obstacles to transform application. Recognition of such obstacles can also serve to guide the search for specific retrosynthetic sequences or for the highest priority disconnections. At this point it is likely that 

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